Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.3° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
37
15
9
13
11
44
110
254
249
194
160
160
139
157
121
109
94
66
110
275
551
479
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41PM4.11m
11:57AM3.87m
00:18AM3.70m
12:34PM3.53m
00:57AM3.28m
1:15PM3.17m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.82m
6:38PM0.87m
6:53AM1.13m
7:13PM1.16m
7:27AM1.41m
8:05PM1.45m
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light rain
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:27
 mm
3
4
4
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
16
Feels °C
8
6
8
8
10
10
9
10
8
8
9
6
6
8
10
8
9
8
9
8
8
5
10
10
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